Welcome to EGM Weekly, a round up of the top news, reviews, and features from the past seven days.

This week, Tom Clancy—the creator of Rainbow Six, Splinter Cell, and many other gaming franchises—dies at age 66, the previously reportedHalf-Life 3 trademark in Europe vanishes, Eidos Montreal announces a next-gen Deus Ex title, and much more.

In a post on the PlayStation Blog, Supergiant Games creative director Greg Kasavin details how the company utilizes some of the unique features of the DualShock 4 in their next-gen debut, Transistor. READ MORE >>

Before starting work on The Last of Us, Neil Druckmann’s team at Naughty Dog began developing a Jak and Daxter reboot, the creative director revealed during the IGDA Toronto 2013 conference in September. READ MORE >>

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds will deviate from the series’ usual gated approach to dungeons, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed during his latest Nintendo Direct presentation. READ MORE >>

Twitch, the online streaming service geared toward gaming, has received a $20 million Series C investment from venture capital firms Thrive and WestSummit and publisher Take-Two Interactive, the company announced. READ MORE >>

REVIEWS

Will Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl attract new fans to Atlus’ hardcore dungeon-crawling franchise? Or is this the worst Millennium the human race has endured since Robbie Williams? Find out in our review. READ MORE >>

FEATURES

Like Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation, Assassin’s Creed IV is a game made by Ubisoft pretending to be a game made by Abstergo Entertainment. That self-aware twist opens some interesting new opportunities for the franchise. READ MORE >>

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EGM Weekly: October 5, 2013 Edition

Welcome to EGM Weekly, a round up of the top news, reviews, and features from the past seven days.

This week, Tom Clancy—the creator of Rainbow Six, Splinter Cell, and many other gaming franchises—dies at age 66, the previously reportedHalf-Life 3 trademark in Europe vanishes, Eidos Montreal announces a next-gen Deus Ex title, and much more.

In a post on the PlayStation Blog, Supergiant Games creative director Greg Kasavin details how the company utilizes some of the unique features of the DualShock 4 in their next-gen debut, Transistor. READ MORE >>

Before starting work on The Last of Us, Neil Druckmann’s team at Naughty Dog began developing a Jak and Daxter reboot, the creative director revealed during the IGDA Toronto 2013 conference in September. READ MORE >>

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds will deviate from the series’ usual gated approach to dungeons, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed during his latest Nintendo Direct presentation. READ MORE >>

Twitch, the online streaming service geared toward gaming, has received a $20 million Series C investment from venture capital firms Thrive and WestSummit and publisher Take-Two Interactive, the company announced. READ MORE >>

REVIEWS

Will Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl attract new fans to Atlus’ hardcore dungeon-crawling franchise? Or is this the worst Millennium the human race has endured since Robbie Williams? Find out in our review. READ MORE >>

FEATURES

Like Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation, Assassin’s Creed IV is a game made by Ubisoft pretending to be a game made by Abstergo Entertainment. That self-aware twist opens some interesting new opportunities for the franchise. READ MORE >>